The second step of how to learn typing for beginners involves mastery of the SLA; keys in the SLA; typing lesson. The lesson now involves a larger part of the keyboard’s home row keys which somehow forces the learner to stretch their fingers slightly when typing these letters.

TypingBird offers free typing practice for grades 1,2, 3 and 4 where your child can practice as much as they like. The SLA; typing lesson serves as a more advanced beginner lesson and also really encourages touch typing. The S key is typed with the left ring finger, L right ring, A left pinky and ; the right pinky.

These online typing lessons are absolutely free and can be accessed on numerous devices. What is a take away though is to encourage touch typing. At this level the child might feel overwhelmed and choose the easy way out by using any finger to type but using tricks like giving them a treat once they complete the lesson can really encourage them. In no time they would have perfected their keyboard skills and soon be typing away without the constant need to look at the keyboard keys.